I'm wondering what the best way to match prior art to a claim you feel is invalid. I have found examples applicants use with the USPTO, so I would imagine using that same format to invalidate a claim ...

I would like to use the method disclosed (via claims) in this patent for my invention http://www.google.com/patents/US8568309 .
That is, I am creating a glucometer, using this inventor's method for ...

... that I am wanting international coverage but cannot as the time to do so has expired. I have designed a new component that works with the old claims as a single unit. Can I resume international ...

I need to use certain terms repeatedly in my dependent claims, but do not need the same terms in my independent claims. I could define the terms in each dependent claim, but that would be prolix. I ...

What are there differences (if any) between the following examples of claiming conditional statements? I am mainly concerned with prosecution (BRI), although I'd obviously be interested if there would ...

As I know, computer readable medium claim protects software, but does it also protect the hardware system? Because IMO, the the hardware must contain the code or software to run (thus, the hardware ...

How is it different from Patent number US20060249949 or (https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US20060249948.pdf)?
Also, has it expired or has it been used with ...

I don't know if its appropriate question here...but I anyway want to try...
I have an algorithm in which I have a finite data in which each element is assumed as an element of a metric space with a ...

Recently while I was writing up a patent, I discovered that another person has written a patent that is so badly and vaguely worded that it could be used to cover my invention. Whereas I offer clear ...

If I'm wording a claim for my cool device and I want to express that either option A (squarish flange type 1) or option B (roundish flange type 2) can be attached to my design, or any other type, how ...

As you can imagine this patent shocks a lot of people and give a lot of food thoughts to conspiracy theorists. While the significance of the science is somewhat more obvious, the application of the ...